Feehan
Feehan v. Super. Ct.
Opinion
Opinion
Petrou, J.
BACKGROUND
Feehan and real party in interest Lauren Seto entered into a romantic relationship while Seto was pregnant with L.S. At that time, Seto was in a relationship and registered domestic partnership with Jude Guide. Guide
1 All further undesignated statutory references are to the Family Code.
2 Petitioner Feehan and real party in interest Jude Guide use
they/them pronouns.
1 adopted L.S. after his birth, and Seto and Guide are L.S.’s legal parents. Guide and Seto also share parenting of L.S.’s older brother. Feehan asserts the following. They acted as a parent to L.S. from his birth. Feehan and Seto spent all their time together by the time L.S. was one year old. Feehan, Seto, and L.S. lived in a single household from the time L.S. was two years old until he was over five. During that time, Feehan was involved in daily childcare, such as bathing, dressing, sleep training, and potty training, participated in L.S.’s education, traveled with L.S. and Seto as a family, and attended special events, such as preschool graduation, birthdays, and holidays. L.S. refers to Feehan as one of his parents when talking to third parties. When Feehan and Seto ended their relationship in…